Kilmarnock is in East Ayrshire, not North Ayrshire, and its Johnnie Walker plant is not derelict – it was demolished after its closure in 2012 (“Diageo’s short measures are an insult to Johnnie Walker’s workers”, 15 September, Comment, Scottish edition, page 59).
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